...KSU ASUU gives Notice of Strike
IN another development, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Kogi State University, Anyigba branch has given a 21-day notice of industrial action.
The congress of the union which met on 21 July, 2010, is asking among other demands, “the full implementation of the ASUU/FGN 2009 agreement immediately.”
In a press release, signed by the Chairman of the union, Sola Ademiluka (PhD), dated 22 July, 2010, the lecturers are also asking for a firm commitment to pay all the accumulated arrears from the agreement, from 1 July, 2009 to date in not more than three installments.
They are also demanding that the university authorities honour the letter of the university’s conditions of service which states that staff should move to the next step every October 1.
The 7-point demand includes, promotion of staff due within the 2008/2009 period, reconstitution of Furniture Loan Committee, resuscitation of Staff Development Fund and the deferment of the 2009 annual leave which the staff could not enjoy when they were on strike.
The ultimatum, the release said will start counting as from 22 July 2010.